Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-03-26

WASHINGTON. March 22.-United States
Attorney Robert B. Smith, of Montana,
has advised Commissioner Sparks, through
the Acknowledgement that the Supreme
Court of that Territory has reversed the
decision OF the Distfict-Attorney in the case
of United States vs. Williams & Smith,
which the Government taxed SIP. 900 for
timber %trespass. The Lower Court decided
that, but on appeal prosecuted by the
United States attorney, Judge McLeary
overrulea the points of law raised and held
that the Government was entitled to re
cover.
The collections of Internal Revenue dur
ing the first eight months OF the fiscal year
ending January 80, 1887, they were
$74, ,S6S, being $o17,617 less
than the collections during the CORE
spending period of the last fiscal year. The
receipts for February 1887 were $50, O63
less than the receipts for the same month
OF 1886.
Among the questions considered at the
Cabinet meeting to-day was in regard to
money appropriations at the last session
OF Congress to indemnify Chinese subjects
for losses sustained during the riot at Rock
Springs, Wyo:. in September 1885. TIL,
act provides that the money shall be
paid. to the Chinese Government by which
it was to be distributed. It is probable
that the money will be turned over to the
Chinese Minister as the legal representative
OF the Chinese Government.
ARMOR PLATE AND STEEL GUNS.
An advertisement was issued by the NAVY
department containing a provision requir-
ing contractors to provide a plant with all
needful appliances adequate to manufac-
ture forgings, and to deliver within a De- !
Rod ranging from thirty three to f~fty-four
months after signing the contracts in the /
case OF gun steel. In the case of armor
the contractor is required to prove
within two and a half years that the
plant Is capable OF forging or rolling 300
tons OF finished plate per month, and to
aehver all armor within two years thereaf-
ter. Attached to the proposal made by the |
Company is an offer to provide
suitable plant within one
and a quarter years, instead of
and a half years allowed for the DUR
pose. This company also states that the
plate required by the department ia
fully equal to the best plant manufacture
in Europe and OF higher grade than any
in this country. Their bid proposes
to supply such plate and they are pre-
pared to demonstrate their ability to do
10. II plate of a lower quality will be &C.
'eptable to the department the company
. PiePdfeu W lufnlSn IL at q lower price
that stated in their bid.
Al! OF the bids were accompanied by Ger.
ified checks f3r 5000. The bid of the
Rolling Mill Company was
ianded to the Secretary by a clerk, after
ether bids had been opened, with the
that it had just come to band
through the mails. When the reading Of
ids had been completed Secretary Whit.
ey announced that they would be taken
nder consideration, and awards an
ounced within thirteen days.
INTERSTATE COMMISSIONERS.
The President appointed the following !
Interstate Commissioners: Thomas M I
o1oley, OF Michigan, for a term OF six years: g
I'm. Il. Morrison. of Illinois, for a term OF 6
We years; Augustus Schoonmaker, of New c
ork, for a term of four years; Aldace F.
'alker. of Vermont, for a term of three
ears; Walter s. Bragg, OF Alabama, for a
'rm of two years. a